Vries has already taken the company to the Windhoek Labour Court with the case set to be heard tomorrow.

He was suspended for a second time earlier this month after he allegedly failed to return to work after the first hearing found him innocent.

Vries claims that he was never informed of the outcome of the first hearing and that it was unfair for New Era to suspend him again.

The second suspension was without pay and he was allegedly accused of laziness for failing to return to work.

Vries described the second hearing as "clearly a kangaroo court" with clear intentions to dismiss him.

He claims that New Era fraudulently and with a conspiracy to dismiss him engaged the services of two outsiders - Robin Rains and Sam January - as "political hitmen" in an employment contract.

Rains represented the company while January chaired the second hearing.

Vries said New Era, Rains and January were "grossly unprincipled" and acted in a manner aimed at destroying his career.

He has given instructions for a separate civil claim against Rains and January, whom he accused of failing to follow correct procedures during the second disciplinary hearing.

He was originally suspended after an inflammatory letter was published in the newspaper on July 2.

New Era alleged that he was partly responsible for allowing the letter, which generated widespread criticism on national radio phone-in programmes, to be published, The newspaper subsequently published a front-page apology, but calls continued for Information Minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah to take action against New era.

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